West Virginia vs Baylor

I'm going to the WVU vs Baylor game on Sept 29th. I'm excitied to get down there and cut loose West Virginia style. Rest assured there will be a bunch of pictures and stories from this event.

The Chapter 11 is Coming!

It's only a few weeks away. Details are still in the works.

The Penn State Sanctions Aren't So Bad!

The NCAA came down on Penn State this morning. Here are the main sanctions:

$60 million in fines 
No big deal for Penn State. They can probably raise that in a month

4 year ban from postseason play 
This will hurt moral on campus and their bank account will take a big hit. They weren’t going to be playing for the national championship in the next four years anyway, but they always make a decent bowl and get paid.

Lost 15 football scholarships per year for 4 years 
This isn’t as bad as you think. They were going to have a terrible time recruiting for the next couple years anyway, the kids that want to play there will still come to PSU, it’s not that expensive and there are ways around this.

All players on a football scholarship that are eligible can transfer to another school and play immediately
I’ll be surprised if more then 4 players transfer. These kids are loyal to the school, they came to Penn St because they want to play there. They’re not getting a ton of kids from Florida, Texas and Cali. These guys don’t have a ton of other options. Might as well stick with the evil you know.

The wins from 1998 to 2011 will be voided
This is an "F you" to Joe, taking away the record for the most wins. Bobby Bowden is happier then a pig in shit right now. Who would have thought that Bobby and Florida State would end up being the cleaner program!!!

In four years all this will be behind them and they'll be ready to win again. Penn State will have a new head coach and will come out hungrier then ever. Too bad they lost out on Urban Meyer.

My First Birdie

So my brother gave me this plaque to commemorate my first birdie. I need to get a new camera because the resolution on this is freaking terrible. If it was better quality you could see that I shot better then the Con Man by 7 strokes!!!!! BooooYa!!!

Danbury Never Folds

The guys and I were in Danbury on Saturday to play Richter Park Golf Course. We stopped at a liquor store for some beverages during the round. We saw this thing in the parking lot. They didn't even bother rolling up the window. This guy needs to fold a lot, fold this car.

 

Favorite Golf Courses

Here's my favorite courses. I took several things into consideration for these rankings: condition, pace of play, layout, clubhouse and expense. I could only select from the courses I've played or Augusta would be first of course. One of my favorite courses recently went under, Center Valley Country Club, such a shame...

1.  Olde Homestead Golf Club - PA

I played this course on Saturday, June 9th. The course was pristine and the staff and clubhouse was outstanding. My brother and I were pared with some regulars that were decent guys. The course was quite challenging with deep rough and strategically placed bunkers that are consistently in play. The topper here is the deck that overlooks the tee box on 1 and gives you a great look at the par 3 9th hole that is over a lake. 

2.  Richter Park Golf Course - Danbury CT

Great course, I haven't had a chance to get there yet this year, but the layout is amazing. It would be number one if they had a better clubhouse.

3.  Tashua Knolls Golf Course - Trumbull CT

I love this course, last time I played it was a little beat up, but when it's in shape it's up there. The 14th is absolutely picturesque. The clubhouse and staff need to be improved before it can compete with the top two.

4.  Laurel View Country Club - Hamden CT

I played this early in the season and it was in good shape even then. We got stuck with a random guy who was pretty cool. Course is wide open and a lot of fun. I have to get back there now that the season is in full force. 

5.  Iron Lakes Country Club - Allentown PA

A lot of nice elevated tee boxes and a couple nice par 3's over water. I still remember guys trying to steel my balls, saying they didn't know it was being played. It's in my fairway clown, why did you think it was there?!

6.  The Golf Club At Oxford Greens - Oxford CT

Nicely designed course, probably the newest on this list. Extremely long with a ton of fescue that eats balls. I know that's the way courses are going now, but it's too close to the fairway, it needs to be backed off. 

7.  Smith Richardson Golf Course - Fairfield CT

This course is usually in amazing shape, but the layout is a bit boring to me. They make the greens lightening fast to make the course harder. Some of my friends love this place, but I'm nto a fan. I'm playing here on Saturday so I'll update the list after that.

8.  Allentown Municipal Golf Course - Allentown PA

Nice standard course that's pretty inexpensive to play and that has a good amount of openings. They add a little water with a drainage ditch basically. It's a fun course, but not a top course.

9.  Sterling Farms Golf Course - Stamford CT

Decent layout here, but it's such a slow round. There are better courses right around there that they have to contend with. The clubhouse is great here, it overlooks the first tee and had great service. Would be 2nd to last if not for that.

10.  Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course (Black Course) - Bridgeport CT

This course has a place in my heart cause it's in my home town, but they just don't take care of the place. Everything is beat up; greens, tee boxes, fairways, nothing is nice, even the driving range needs to be redone. Hopefully they'll eventually get sokme money and put this place together because the layout is pretty nice, but I doubt it will ever happen

11.  Bethlehem Municipal Golf Course - Bethlehem PA

I played this on Sunday, June 10th. The course is garbage, just straight shot after straight shot. We didn't see a starter or a ranger, so the pace of play was terrible. we had to wait 10 minutes after every hole. It's just first come first served. You couldn't pay me to play here again.

This is the 1st tee box on the red course at The Wheel. When I say it's a dump I mean it.

What Happened To The Center Position In The NBA!?!?

The news of the Lakers picking up Andrew Bynum's option for another year at $16.1 million. Andrew Bynum is getting paid this much to be a decent player?!?! I didn't get it until I looked around the league and realized how terrible the center play actually is. Power forwards are dominating the boards and scoring down low now, centers are basically just there to foul it seems. That red headed step child on the Clippers is 6"10 and dominates with quickness and athleticism now. He's only been knocked on his ass once that I can remember, do that a couple times and he'll be a bit more hesitant to drive it as strong and jump out of the gym.


Here's a quick comparison of the all star centers that are currently running around the league vs the ones is 1994.

2012 All Star Centers

Roy Hibbert

Dwight Howard

Marc Gasol

Andrew Bynum 

1994 All Star Centers

Shaquille O'Neal

Patrick Ewing

Hakeem Olajuwon

David Robinson

There's no comparing these classes. the 2012 class still has some time to get their act together, but I doubt we'll be seeing any of these guys in the hall of fame. I doubt half these guys will still be playing in 5 years. 

The best by far in the 2012 class is Dwight Howard, he's in his prime and unfortunetly has back issues. Anyone from the 94 class would destroy Howard, he wouldn't be able to comer any of them in the post. Sure Howard can jump out of the gym and maybe block a couple shots, but he lacks the discipline to cover any of these guys with picking up fouls, his time one the floor would be minimal.  I don't hold him totally at fault for this, there's really no one to even challenge him out there now. 

Anthony Davis will be coming into the leauge next year and could be a start to the rebuilding of the position. Though he'll have to play power forward for a bit until he bulks up, the kid is only 19, he's got time.....